Tasmania Road Trip...

 "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail..." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

(A 12-day road trip)

The Tasmanian Trip

Date: 20 Aug 2023 - 02 Sept 2023

We had visited Australia several times in the past. Our first trip was in 1999 when we visited Brisbane and the Gold Coast. In 2005 we visited Perth. In 2009 we had a road trip in a caravan from Brisbane to Port Campbell and back. And in 2013, we had a family caravan holiday road trip from Sydney to Melbourne.

For the next two weeks we will venture in a road trip around Tasmania, Australia covering most of the major towns and visiting attractions along the way. Since Tasmania is a small and compact island, our journeys will be covering short distances as the roads are small and winding. We opted driving a compact SUV for this Tasmanian road trip.

We will be celebrating our 44th Anniversary in Tasmania. It is the end of winter. The weather is perfect for our road trip!

Tasmanian Road Trip Itinerary:
01 Tasmania: KL - Sydney
02 Tasmania: Sydney - Hobart
03 Tasmania: Hobart - Port Arthur
04 Tasmania: Eaglehawk Neck - St Helens
05 Tasmania: St Helens - Launceston
06 Tasmania: Launceston - Hobart
07 Tasmania: Hobart Free & Easy
08 Tasmania: Hobart - Strahan
09 Tasmania: Strahan - Stanley
10 Tasmania: Stanley - Devonport
11 Tasmania: Devonport - Hobart
12 Tasmania: Hobart Free & Easy
13 Tasmania: Hobart - Melbourne
14 Tasmania: Melbourne - KL

Fb Photo Album: 2023 Tasmanian Wilderness

Next Trip: Koh Samui, Thailand

My Travel Blog: munmus.blogspot.com

A family Aussie Winter Holiday...

“Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness...” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Aussie Family Holiday

(22 -30 June 2013)

We are packing our travelling bags, again!

We had just completed washing our dirty laundry from our China Silk Road trip. And I still can’t believe that we are travelling again so soon. This time we have to pack our winter clothing as we‘ll be travelling to the land down under. It’s June and it’s winter there.

For hubby and I, this trip will be our fourth trip to Australia...

(1999 - Gold Coast Trip)

In 1999 we had a week's holiday in Gold Coast Surfers’ Paradise and Brisbane. We rented a car and took a trip to O’Reilly Rainforest Retreat in World Heritage Lamington National Park and Green Mountain.


(2005 - Perth Trip)

In 2005 we had a week's holiday in Perth and visited the Yanchep National Park, Nambung National Park and Valley of the Giant, among other attractions.

(2009 - Port Campbell National Park)

(2009 - Otway Cape Lighthouse)

In 2009 we went for a campervan road trip from Brisbane to Port Campbell passing through the major cities on the way but avoiding Melbourne because of the H1N1 outbreak. We spent 13 days in a campervan and travelled more than 6,000 km.

And this coming Saturday we are going for a family trip to Australia, staying 2 nights in Adina Central Apartment in Sydney and will be driving to the Blue Mountains. From Sydney, we’ll travel towards Melbourne in a 6-berth campervan, stopping for the night at Katoomba Park, Bateman’s Bay and Bairnsdale. In Melbourne, we’ll be staying for 3 nights in Stanton Apartment and will be spending a day in Mt. Buller Snow Resort and a full day travelling the winding coastal Great Ocean Road and visit some National Forest Parks and rocky beaches. If we have free time in Sydney and Melbourne, we’ll take the hop-on hop-off bus for a city tour and souvenir shopping.

I know it is quite a hectic and compact holiday itinerary but I am sure to enjoy this holiday with the company of our children and grandchildren…

Insya-Allah...

Next Trip: Thailand 2013 - Krabi Ride

My Overseas Travel Blog: munmus.blogspot.com

Travel Australia...

"Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life...” – Jack Kerouac

This 2-week journey is full of captivating experiences that take us to the most spectacular scenery starting from Brisbane to Port Campbell and back again to Brisbane through different routes...

13 June 2009 - Brisbane, Beginning of the journey
14 June 2009 - Moonee Beach, The ocean tide
15 June 2009 - Coffs Harbour, The Big Banana
16 June 2009 - Forster, The Great Lake lonely pelican
17 June 2009 - Benalla, Passing through the outback
18 June 2009 - Port Campbell, The Twelve Apostles
19 June 2009 - Traralgon, A glimpse of Melbourne
20 June 2009 - Batemans Bay, Lakes, valleys and parks
21 June 2009 - Sydney Hills, The Grand Pacific Drive
22 June 2009 - Port Stephens, Hop-on Hop-off Sydney sightseeing
23 June 2009 - Mermaid Beach, No vacancy at all caravan parks
24 June 2009 - Gold Coast, Surfer's Paradise whale watching
25 June 2009 - Sunshine Coast, Home of the crocodile hunter
26 June 2009 - Green Mountain, The tin man of Mt. Tamborine
27 June 2009 - Brisbane, Attractions and Botanical Parks

Our journey is coming to an end. It was a good exciting holiday and we plan to come back soon to venture further in the land down under.

G’day Mate…

My Overseas Travelogue: munmus.blogspot.com

Next Trip: China 2009: Beijing - The Forbidden City...

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“The fool wanders, the wise one travels…” - a Welsh proverb

(A stroll along the Swan River)

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(05 - 09 January 2005)

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My Overseas Travelogue: munmus.blogspot.com 

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